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Drinking full bottle of gin in one go?

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GinGinGin3577 · 01/11/2019 03:29

Dh has drank a 70cl bottle of gin tonight. He was incredibly drunk when I found him coming out of the pub (don’t know what else he had there). He’s hiccuping a lot in his sleep and making funny noises, should I stay up and watch him or is this a fairly normal amount when binge drinking? I don’t know if I should be worried or not

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YouJustDoYou · 01/11/2019 09:14

I'm alcohol-dependant and will do half of that in one night, but it still leaves me sick. A whole bottle is an awful lot.

Apolloanddaphne · 01/11/2019 09:18

From what @GinGinGin3577 has said in her post I think he drank the bottle at home then went to the pub afterwards, not that he drank it all at the pub. She say she doesn't know what else he had in the pub suggesting he went after drinking the gin.

How is he this morning?

Waxonwaxoff0 · 01/11/2019 09:19

I have quite a high alcohol tolerance and can drink a bottle of wine to myself without being ill (not a regular occurrence might I add) but a whole bottle of GIN? That is excessive and pretty dangerous I'd have thought.

alwayscauseastir · 01/11/2019 09:21

I too have an old school friend who passed away after drinking a whole bottle of gin. He was at a party and was "dared" to drink it. I think nowadays those "friends" would have been prosecuted for encouraging his demise. I'm no expert on alcohol, but I'm assuming it's a huge amount for someone who isn't an alcoholic to consume.

PullingMySocksUp · 01/11/2019 09:23

Hope he’s ok.
Sounds like he drank a bottle of gin on his own at home and then went to the pub.

Quartz2208 · 01/11/2019 09:23

If he is an alcoholic then he is an issue as that is a lot
If he isn’t he could need medical intervention that amount plus others is huge and could mean needing his stomach pumped

brighteyeowl17 · 01/11/2019 09:24

Kind of worrying the amount of people throwing alcoholism around. Not very nice.

Also I’m not saying it’s not a lot BUT if you watch a lot of people binge drinking in bars and clubs at weekends that’s not that u heard of.

Ketomeato · 01/11/2019 09:26

I am surprised he’s not EXTREMELY ill.

Whyamiwastingtime · 01/11/2019 09:29

Waxonwaxoff0 me too i can drink a bottle of wine over an evening and feel fine the next day but gin!! To my shame i drank half a bottle gin and my friend the other half. we didnt really realize how drunk we were. the next day i was sweating gin i was still drunk in the morning horrible. Luckily i had nothing important to do. i would be really worried about alcohol poisoning.

Ketomeato · 01/11/2019 09:29

Brighteyeowl17 “ Kind of worrying the amount of people throwing alcoholism around. Not very nice. “

What do you think alcoholism is? It’s problem-drinking. No more and no less. And this is a problem, clearly. You don’t have to be on a park bench with cheap cider to be an alcoholic. And someone who is putting away an entire bottle of spirits in a sitting plus the pub, has got something very serious going on and is damaging themselves massively.

Saddler · 01/11/2019 09:33

Leave him to it he'll be fine

Dizzywizz · 01/11/2019 09:35

Is he awake now @GinGinGin3577?

runawaywithusthissummer · 01/11/2019 09:37

Kind of worrying the amount of people throwing alcoholism around. Not very nice.

Only if you view alcoholism as a negative choice rather then the illness it is

Mrsmememe · 01/11/2019 09:38

As an ex-publication I find this very hard to believe.
Firstly, it would be unlikely that he would be the only punter drinking gin during this time so to drink a whole bottle would be unheard of.
Secondly, if it is a responsible liscencee they wouldn’t allow him to consume that much as it is actually their responsibility if was in danger medically and they should have refused to serve (you don’t have to state any grounds for this, it’s liscencee discretion).

FavouriteSoul · 01/11/2019 09:41

I'm surprised the pub continued to serve him if he was that drunk. When did he neck the gin? At home before the pub, or secretly in the pub toilets?

IcedPurple · 01/11/2019 09:46

I too am curious as to how the OP (where is she?) knows her husband drank a full bottle of gin. Did he tell her? And as others have said, gin in pubs is sold in measures, not bottles, so who was keeping count?

AmIThough · 01/11/2019 09:47

Did he get pissed at the pub then come home and drink the bottle?

That's not a normal amount. Is he ok?

P1nkHeartLovesCake · 01/11/2019 09:56

I can drink a whole bottle of wine to myself over the course of a meal out with my friends but that’s what 13% a bottle. Gordon’s gin for example is 37.5% for a 70cl bottle, I’d be as sick as a dog more so if drunk quickly rather than over a few hours.

If he does this regularly, not normal
If he does this, once every 18 months. Can’t see the issue

His head is going to be banging today.....

PG2018 · 01/11/2019 09:56

Hope you both ok OP (sounds like there might be a bit of a back story to this)

Apolloanddaphne · 01/11/2019 10:03

It sounds to me like OP was maybe out. Came home and found an empty bottle of gin and no DH. She went to find him and found him stumbling out of a pub. It is possible he was refused service in the pub and had nothing else to drink. This is just me surmising though.

Vanhi · 01/11/2019 10:06

Kind of worrying the amount of people throwing alcoholism around. Not very nice.

Well if the man in question consumed around 26 units of alcohol in a few hours it needs to be considered. My father is an alcoholic. People are welcome to say "not very nice" things about him because it's the truth. That level of drinking is highly problematic. If that sounds judgemental it's because I'm being judgemental. Some things need to be judged.

ScreamingLadySutch · 01/11/2019 10:06

Al Anon is a real help, OP

OhDeari · 01/11/2019 10:13

Play this for him this morning.

CottonSock · 01/11/2019 10:14

Brighteyeowl17 “ Kind of worrying the amount of people throwing alcoholism around. Not very nice. “

Yeah, because all alcoholics are on a park bench with a bottle of Strongbow right? If you pop over to the alchohol support threads you will see alcoholics can come from anywhere

Illberidingshotgun · 01/11/2019 10:17

Whether or not he is an alcoholic, he has a serious issue with alcohol, if he can have virtually two weeks worth of units in one go, then head to the pub, presumably for more. That is deeply unhealthy behaviour.

I suspect that he is a reasonably regular drinker at least, someone who usually drinks little would struggle to drink that much, although they would be at risk of serious harm, or worse.

Only you know your DH, OP, and whether this level of drinking is a one off, or if it is part of a more general concern. He needs to be aware though that he is risking his life by drinking like this.

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